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Carthaginian
Variant of Carthage
ancient city-state in N Africa, founded (9th cent. ) by Phoenicians near the site of modern Tunis and destroyed by the Romans in 146 (see Punic Wars): rebuilt by Romans (44 ) & destroyed by Arabs ( 698)
Related Forms:
- Carthaginian adjective, noun
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